AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has formally stopped helping the U.S. government provide aid and services to refugees, citing alleged safety concerns.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said last week that Texas would withdraw from the federally funded refugee resettlement program unless the state’s demands for stricter refugee vetting were met.

Abbott said Friday that federal authorities failed to meet those demands, and he announced Texas’ official withdrawal. The move follows withdrawals by Kansas and New Jersey.

In May, Governor Brownback notified the Obama Administration that the State of Kansas was withdrawing from the federal government’s refugee relocation program due to concerns for the safety of Kansans.

Beginning in November 2015, the Governor attempted to work with the federal government to address security concerns related to resettlement of some refugees in Kansas.

“We made a reasonable request of the Obama Administration to provide us with information we need to help protect the safety and security of Kansans,” said Governor Brownback. “Because the federal government has failed to provide adequate assurances regarding refugees it is settling in Kansas, we have no option but to end our cooperation with and participation in the federal refugee resettlement program.”

In Texas, a judge had already rejected Texas’ efforts to halt the arrival of new refugees from Syria after last year’s deadly attacks in Paris.

Friday’s move means Texas will stop facilitating refugee services and benefits covered by federal funding.

The White House recently announced the U.S. will strive to take in 110,000 refugees from around the world next year.